Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DL
EPC B
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
182 m²
1959 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 20 Avocet Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Avocet Road is a detached house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6DL). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2015) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 is 37.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 22.5% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in June 2014.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
20 Avocet Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2025
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2015
EPC Rating
A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 January 2025
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
20 Avocet Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
20 Avocet Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2014)
£395,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 June 2014Most recent
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 6DL: £325,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in MK42 6DL
7 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DL
Sold Apr 2026
£325,00024 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DL
Sold Nov 2025
£465,00015 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DL
Sold Mar 2025
£215,0002 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DL
Sold Feb 2025
£465,00013 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DL
Sold Aug 2024
£205,000
Versus other Avocet Road homes
Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 20 Avocet Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,170
Street avg £2,960
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
424/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dove Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Wixams Tree Primary Academy. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 6DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.